The inquiry touching the cause of the late fire was opened to-day before the acting-coroner and a jury of 12. A considerable amount of evidence was taken, but nothing was elicited tending to show how ...
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Advertising : 108 wordsA largely attended meeting of the South Sydney Federal Labour League was held on Thursday evening in the schoolroom, Raglan-street, Waterloo. The chair wass occupied by Mr. Hepher, M.L.C. Mr. ...
Article : 254 wordsColonel Roberts, C.M.G. (senior vice-president), presided at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, held at the United Service Institute, Queen's-square, on Thursday evening. ...
Article : 418 wordsHearing that the Wairarapa Chief Tamahau Mahupuku had arranged to give to all the Press representatives of this city his impressions of his visit to Sydney (says the Wellington correspondent of the ...
Article : 2,387 wordsMr. Rose, a candidate for Werriwa, in a manifesto [?] o the electors, declares for a moderate protective tariff, one framed to impose duties on imported luxuries solely for revenue purposes. An average, ...
Article : 136 wordsThe work of removing the bodies and tombstones from the old Devonshire-street Cemetery (now required as part of the site for the Central Railway Station) has already begun. ...
Article : 1,023 words[?] are reported at Goombarga[?] and Burrumbuttock. Mr. Maxwell has lost wheat stacks and a large quantity of grass, and Mr Middleton has had many acres of grass destroyed. ...
Article : 101 wordsMr. D. Davis, M.L A., a federal candidate, addressed good meetings at Kembla, Balgownie, and Corrimal. Cordial receptions were given at each centre. ...
Article : 59 wordsThe thirty-ninth half-yearly meeting of the Tamworth Gas and Coke Company, Limited, was held last night. Mr. Nathan Cohen, the chairman of directors, presided. The profit for the half-year was ...
Article : 120 wordsLast night Mr. Terry, member for Ryde, who is putting up for a seat in the Federal Senate, addressed a crowd from the Royal Hotel balcony. The Mayor presided, and Mr. Terry had an attentive hearing. ...
Article : 94 wordsBishop Torregiani, of Armidale, is at present visiting Quirindi. During the past fortnight be received a gold medal belonging to the Order of Pro. Ecclesia Pontifies from the Pope in recognition of his great ...
Article : 239 wordsSir George Turner will probably resign his portfolio in the Victorian Government on Monday. H. will be succeeded in the Premiership and Treasurership by Mr. Peacock, who it is understood will ...
Article : 53 wordsBeyond a haze the weather is warm and pleasant, and notwithstanding there being an extra show day the attendance is larger than last year by about 500. The visitors included several from central and ...
Article : 507 wordsThe strike of drivers at the Stockton Colliery was settled this evening, and operations will be resumed forthwith. The youthful strikers have been convinced that the rates of wages received ...
Article : 147 wordsThe Minister for Defence recently cabled to the Secretary of State for the Colonies asking that the Indian contingent might remain in Australia sufficiently long to permit of their taking part in the ...
Article : 76 wordsThe revenue of Victoria for the month of January was £709,349, showing a substantial advance on the corresponding month of last year. The principal increases were:—"Railways, £48,619; Customs, ...
Article : 76 wordsAbout 150 prominent men of the town and district were present last evening at a social gathering to welcome Dishop Doyle on his return after his visit to Europe. Alderman Flinn occupied the chair. A ...
Article : 107 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held in the Hall of Commerce this afternoon. The president, the Hon. G. F. Earp, M.L.C., occupied the chair. ...
Article : 209 wordsThe second fortnightly payment of old-age pensions was made at the Latrobe-street office to-day, when the sum of £283 6s 6d was disbursed to 160 applicants. The payments covered more than a fortnight's ...
Article : 86 wordsReports to hand show that several farmers in the Burrumbuttock and Goombargona districts met with severe losses through bush fires which broke out on Wednesday last. The full extent of the damage is ...
Article : 3,561 wordsCustoms House.—Entered outwards: February 1, Barrabool, s., for Brisbane, Tyrian, s., for Melbourne, Leura, s., for Brisbane, Persie, s., for Capetown. London, and Liverpool, via ports, Talune, s., for Auckland, Talune, s., ...
Article : 377 wordsIn defending himself from adverse criticism with regard to his attitude towards the proposals of the Eastern Extension Company, Sir George Turner states he felt bound before accepting the proposal to ...
Article : 240 wordsAt to-day's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce a letter was received from the Australian Chilling and Freezing Company regarding the wharfage accommodation for steamers loading frozen ...
Article : 293 wordsWholesale, houses report that business has been somewhat quiet during the week just closing. The general ex ports includeL:—For London, 10,000 carcases of mutton, 5000 quarters beef, and 194 bales wool; for Noumea, 76 ...
Article : 641 wordsA meeting of the hospital subscribers was held yesterday. The receipts for the year were over £50 less than the expenditure. The committee elected comprises:—Messrs.J. G. Monon, H. L. Harben, F. ...
Article : 559 wordsThe following passages have been engaged by the Orient liner Oroya, sailing hence to-day in command of Captain R. Fletcher:- For London, Marseilless, and Naples: Mr. Robert Peel, ...
Article : 279 wordsMr. Henry L. Brown, Government, Geologist, left Adelaide this morning for an extended trip in the Far, North. His first destination is Lake Eyre, where he will make a careful examination of the bed of the ...
Article : 94 wordsA There were no departures of coal-laden vessels for foreign ports to-day, but the barque Nicols D. Abunda cleared at the customs for Tal Tal with 1778 tons of West Wallsend coal. ...
Article : 169 wordsAt a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday the members of the Cabinet were re-sworn. The oath of allegiance to the King was administered by the Administrator, Sir Alex. Onslow, first to himself ...
Article : 97 wordsThe following passengers have booked by the R.M.S. Alameda, of the A. and A. line, sailing from west side Circular Quay, at 3 p.m. to-day, for San Francisco, via ports, including through booking to London and other ...
Article : 213 wordsThe wool receipts at Newcastle for direct shipment to London during the week ended this afternoon amounted to 789 bales, making a total of 55,446 bales received since the commencement of the present ...
Article : 103 wordsThe market for real estate continues to be quite upest by the exceptional conditions which have disturbed business generally since the beginning of the year, and very few of the properties submitted at ...
Article : 335 wordsIt is rumoured and generally believed in the city that Mr. Throssell was offered the Premiership and declined it. It is also stated that Mr. Lefroy will be appointed Agent-General, succeeding Mr. ...
Article : 156 wordsThe weekly smelting returns of the Sulphide Corporation at Cockie Creek are as follow:—Ore treated, 879 tons, producing 320 tons bullion, containing 324oz. gold and 23,087oz. silver. A ...
Article : 161 wordsThe well-known Orient liner Cuzco, due on Monday, [?] in her list of passengers the following for this port:—Rev. F. A. Benedict-Pickell, Miss H. Booth, Miss Aston, Mr. J. Backhouse, Mr. J. W. Backhouse, Mrs. Cannon, Mr. T. G. ...
Article : 147 wordsPhillips, formerly New Zealand manager of the Imperial Insurance Company, admitted in the Supreme Court to-day that he had defrauded the company of £405 by means of a bogus fire. He was ...
Article : 114 wordsThe steamer Devon is due here on Monday from Brisbane, and upon discharging her cargo of 1000 tons of general merchandise will load 10,000 carcases of mutton for London. ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Darmstadt arrived in Sydney from Bremen, via Sports, at noon January 31. Leaves Sydney for Bremen, via ports, on the 9th instant. The Friedrich der Grosse is due at Colombo, en route ...
Article : 100 wordsThe quarterly district meeting of the Sydney District Grand United Order of Oddfellows was held at the hall, 328 Castlereagh-street, on Thursday night, when 45 lodges, numbering 5000 members, ...
Article : 238 wordsSixteen competed for the fifth competition of the Kurnel Cup (to be won twice) at the club's ground yesterday, previous winners being H. Garratt, A. W. Eales, H. M. Faithfull, and Warrane. At the end ...
Article : 248 wordsThe China Navigation Company's Taiyuan, one [?] most popular steamers in the Eastern trade, arrived yesterday in command of Captain Anderson. The steamer left Hongkong for Manila on the 11th ultimo, arrived and left ...
Article : 71 wordsIt is understood that negotiations are taking place between the Peninsular and Oriental Steamships Company and the agents of a colliery estate in this district for the purchase of a valuable area of ...
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Advertising : 71 wordsA Port Victoria telegram states that 26 shipwrecked sailors arrived here to-night, having been picked up by the barque Elda, and put ashore. They report that the ship Glen Park, laden with wheat from ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Woodforde Colliery Estate, situated at Thornton, on the Great Northern Railway line, and distant about 14 miles from Newcastle, has been privately sold, and will, it is understood, be thoroughly ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 2 Feb 1901, Page 10
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